(Airdate: November 16, 2022) The Dungeness River has a northwest 2-mile levee, altering the water flow and flood management. Hansi Hals from the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe describes it with Mary Robson.
(Airdate: November 9, 2022) Host Debaran Kelso is joined by entomologist Richard Lewis as they continue exploring the world of insects and plant galls at HJ Carroll Park. This is Part 2 of a two-part program.
(Airdate: November 2, 2022) Part 2 of Nan Evans’ conversation with geologists Michael Machetter and Jeff Tepper explores significant rocky outcropings and geology in Eastern Jefferson County. Part 1 focused on Tamanowas Rock, just west of Chimacum, and the volcanic history of our region. This second part will consider the impacts of glaciation and Peregrine Rock, a glacial erratic, a short hike from Tamanowas Rock. And, yes, East Jefferson County was covered by glaciers thousands of feet deep.
(Airdate: October 19, 2022) Mary Robson and Christie Lassen, owner of Birds Unlimited in Gardiner, review the biological structure of feathers and their effect on individual bird survival and behavior.
(Airdate: October 12, 2022) Fall is a great time to look for insect galls! Join entomologist Richard Lewis and host Debaran Kelso on a field trip to search for galls and learn about the insects that cause them to develop. This is part one of a two-part show.
(Airdate: October 4, 2022) Tamanowas Rock-What is it? Nan Evans explores significant rocky out-croppings in Eastern Jefferson County – Tamanowas Rock and Peregrine Rock just west of Chimacum – with geologists Michael Machette and Jeff Tepper. In Part 1, we learn how Tamanowas Rock was formed, what it can tell about the ancient landscape of our region, why it is important to indigenous peoples, and what is being done to protect it.
(Airdate: September 14, 2022) Please join Nature Now this week as we take a field trip to Anderson Lake State Park! Host Debaran Kelso is joined by one of our favorite local naturalists, Dr. Geoff Hammerson, on a late summer wander looking for amphibians and other natural wonders. This is part 2 of a two-part show.
(Airdate: September 7, 2020) Joe Gaydos of the SeaDoc Society returns to Nature Now to give Nan Evans an update on the sea star wasting disease that decimated the sea star population of the Salish Sea and much of the Pacific Coast in 2013.
(Airdate: August 31, 2022) Please join Nature Now this week as we take a field trip to Anderson Lake State Park! Host Debaran Kelso is joined by one of our favorite local naturalists, Dr. Geoff Hammerson, on a late summer wander looking for amphibians and other natural wonders.
(Airdate: August 24, 2022) Birds molt – when and why? Join Mary Robson and guest Christie Lassen to explore the feathery mysteries of molting.
